BY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn into office after a disputed December election. At the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, he promised a huge crowd of supporters and several heads of state to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.” The indentation in the pavement on West Roscoe Street resembles the outline of a rat, claws, tail and all. It was reported Friday on social
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force plans to expand its search for grave sites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already. Base spokeswoman Lt. Laura Anderson told news stations this week that a non-intrusive archaeological survey performed over the past two years at MacDill
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A French court has convicted three police officers of “voluntary violence” towards a youth worker in a Paris suburb who suffered serious injuries to his rectum after being assaulted with a police baton during an identity check seven years ago. All three officers received suspended prison sentences, one of 12 months and
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By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Republican party officials are becoming concerned that mounting dysfunction in a set of state Republican parties could imperil the GOP’s chances in 2024, going so far as to leave the eventual Republican presidential nominee hamstrung on party infrastructure in key battleground states. The worries are based on the recent ousters of two state Republican Party chairs in Michigan
Continue ReadingAnalysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth Alexander was in her hotel room in Washington, DC, one frigid winter morning when she was awakened by a strange noise outside her window. She peered outside and saw a sea of people, bundled against the cold, walking in the predawn darkness towards the National Mall. It
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House. In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, Zelenskyy called Trump’s claim that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours “very dangerous.” He invited the former
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs’ “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation. The book, which explores the complex life of a brilliant boy who grew up in the
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By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — The NFL playoffs are in full swing. The first stage of this year’s postseason began with last week’s “Super Wild Card Weekend.” Now, only eight teams remain in the fight for the NFL’s biggest prize. The divisional round is stacked with exciting matchups, including a postseason debut for two
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor is dropping a murder charge against a 15-year-old who was accused in the fatal shooting of another teenager at a high school football game. Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Zemp Behenna said in a statement Friday that a witness has recanted their identification of the teenager as the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sudáfrica alberga algunos de los viajes en tren más lujosos y nostálgicos que se ofrecen en cualquier parte del mundo. Pero para algunos entusiastas, un tren que no va a ninguna parte es la atracción estrella del país. Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge es un hotel en Skukuza en
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only. Unable to unite his unruly right flank and commanding one of the slimmest House majorities in history, Johnson is being forced to rely on Democrats for the basics of governing, including
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In a rare moment of self-reflection this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged out loud what many in his political orbit have privately told him since before he even launched his White House bid. “I came in not really doing as much media,” DeSantis told conservative radio host Hugh
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN January 20, 2024 I am currently reading “How Infrastructure Works” by engineer and materials science expert Deb Chachra. It’s one of those books that has to be read in sips of about 20 pages or so. To do otherwise would be akin to chugging a bottle of barrel-aged Scotch: a waste
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By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Holden Ringer has experienced incredible highs trekking across America on foot. The avid walker from Seattle has hobnobbed with state representatives in Georgia, eaten tacos in Kansas and seen the oldest KFC in America. Of course, he’s also had his share of unpleasant moments – walking over roadside kill,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making part of her closing argument to New Hampshire before Tuesday’s primary with supportive words from the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died in 2017 after being imprisoned by North Korea. In the three-minute television ad
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — In America, traveling through red lights on right turns has become a rule of the road. Frequently, you get honked at if you don’t speed through fast enough. But the widespread driving practice is now coming under scrutiny, and facing government curbs, for being too dangerous. Years
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler etched his name into the history books by capturing his first World Series title at the Bahrain Darts Masters on Friday, just hours after he had become the youngest ever player to throw a perfect nine-darter. Littler, who turns
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un excursionista experimentado murió en las Montañas Blancas de Nueva Hampshire después de hacer una llamada de auxilio en la que dijo que tenía “mucho frío”, y su cuerpo fue recuperado por un helicóptero en medio de condiciones invernales severas, dijeron las autoridades. Christopher Roma, de 37 años, hizo la
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